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1700-1799
GUSN-54222
Long pivoting latch bar/catch; projects through jamb or door. Forged from flat rectangular stock; turned up one end and under at other end. Passes through fastening plate with pivot construction. Plate hammered to flat round head each end.
staples
hammering
iron (metal)
wrought
Iron
Wrought
Hammered
ASSEMBLY, LATCH
Unknown
16 x 8.75 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Edgar J. Rollins
1946.146
Massachusetts (United States)
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